That darn pope keeps saying the right things -- and this is causing the heads of wingnut Catholics to explode. Here's the lede from todays' AP article:
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has warned that the Catholic Church's moral structure might "fall like a house of cards" if it doesn't balance its divisive rules about abortion, gays and contraception with the greater need to make the church a merciful, more welcoming place for all.
It also reports that the pope said this:
The key, he said, is for the church to welcome, not exclude, and show mercy, not condemnation.
I know many progressives think the pope is being shady when he says such things, that in his heart of hearts he's as evil as all the popes that preceded him. Well, I'm sorry to break ranks but I think Francis is going to be the bestest pope evah!
BTW, the AP article is riffing on an article in American magazine. It has the entire interview. (Warning: the site is very slow and it's a long, long article.)
UPDATE: The NYT has a better rundown on this story than the link I originally provided. Check it out.
UPDATE: The NYT has a better rundown on this story than the link I originally provided. Check it out.
2 comments:
Next time you talk to the Pope tell him what he is doing seems to be working.
I spoke with my daughter today she said she was discussing this with her husband today and he said to her, "Want to go to church this Sunday?"
Seems Pope Francis is gathering the flock back together.
He seems pretty cool to me. Kind of like American nuns, which bodes well for them. That's fun about your daughter. I'm sure Francis is having a felicitous effect throughout the church. It's the bishops and other evil appointees who are going to go crazy over the new era Francis is ushering in.
I'm looking at you, Sal Cordeleone! (The truly evil archbishop of San Francisco, posted in sin city by Benedict specifically to torture gays. I can't wait to see how Francis treats him.)
Hi, Annie! Good to see you around the water fountain.
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